Advertisement
Advertisement
tetanic
[tuh-tan-ik]
adjective
Pathology.pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
Medicine/Medical.noting a medicine or poison that can cause tetanic spasms of the muscles.
tetanic
/ əˈæɪ /
adjective
of, relating to, or producing tetanus or the spasms of tetanus
noun
a tetanic drug or agent
Other 51Թ Forms
- tetanically adverb
- posttetanic adjective
- subtetanic adjective
- subtetanical adjective
- ٱˈٲԾ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Another sequela of cholera is a tetanic contraction of the flexor muscles of the limbs.
They will carry off with them the extracted sisa for a small fee, then shortly afterwards a baby in the village goes off in tetanic convulsions.
Feels as if a spasm of the heart, tetanic.
Trismus, tris′mus, n. tetanic spasm of the muscles of mastication, lockjaw.
The motor reaction then manifests itself in laughing, crying, or deglutitory spasms, and, if the irritation be of the severest kind, epileptic or tetanic spasms in addition.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse